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Rwanda's President Paul Kagame said his county “remains committed to working with partners, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, to contribute to a durable solution.” UNIFEED

A top political affairs official told the Security Council that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK’s) unannounced launches represent a serious risk to international civil aviation and maritime traffic.” UNIFEED

With conflict and economic decline continuing across Sudan, UN humanitarians on Friday dubbed the country “one of the most food-insecure on the planet.” UNTV CH

For two days, governments, policy-makers, industry leaders, academics, scientists, technology innovators, civil society and the UN community met at ITU’s AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland. As the convenor of the event, ITU is pleased to have been able to bring these parties together to find practical applications of artificial intelligence to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals. ITU

The United Nations’ International Telecommunication Union (ITU) hosted today in Geneva the first news conference featuring nine AI-enabled humanoid robots. ITU

Leaders in government, the private sector, academia, civil society, and the United Nations gathered at the AI for Good Global Summit convened by ITU – the first event of its kind since generative artificial intelligence shocked the world a few months ago. It comes at a time of growing calls for AI governance and regulation. ITU

Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics innovators—and their high-tech creations—will join humanitarian leaders in Geneva, Switzerland, 6-7 July, for the latest edition of the global summit advancing AI to drive sustainable development. ITU

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

For the first time since fighting broke out in Sudan on 15 April, humanitarians have been able to reach desperate families trapped in the conflict’s epicentre, Khartoum, with food assistance, the UN’s World Food Programme said today. UNTV CH

According to the World Food Programme, cyclone Mocha, the strongest storm to strike the Bay of Bengal in over a decade, has wreaked havoc on millions of vulnerable people, particularly in Myanmar. WFP